History Main / HereditaryRepublic

* VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas: if you ask Caesar what he thinks about the New California Republic, he will point out that President Tandi served for 52 years without interruption, and that the previous president was her father. He will describe this as a "hereditary dictatorship."

* The ''HonorHarrington'' books feature a few of these ([[{{Troperrific}} of course]]):

* The Centauri Republic on ''BabylonFive'' was very much this trope.

* All the Stadholders of the Dutch Republic (1581-1795), while theoretically elected, were members of the House of Orange-Nassau and served for life. After the NapoleonicWars the Netherlands were made into an outright kingdom with the Orange-Nassau as its royal house, which has remained on the throne up to this day.

** There has been three cases when a president has been the descendant of a previous one: JohnQuincyAdams and GeorgeWBush were the sons of JohnAdams and GeorgeHWBush, respectively, while BenjaminHarrison was the grandson of WilliamHenryHarrison. None, however, directly succeeded their ancestors (Dubya came closest--he entered office only eight years after his father left it.)

* In {{Foundation}}, The Republic of Korell.

* FalloutNewVegas: if you ask Caesar what he thinks about the New California Republic, he will point out that President Tandi served for 52 years without interruption, and that the previous president was her father. He will describe this as a "hereditary dictatorship."

* The United States has had several political dynasty families (generally at state or local levels of government) with associated political machines (and sometimes with high levels of corruption and patronage). These include the Daleys of Chicago, the Byrds of Virginia, the Kennedys of Massachusetts, or the Tafts of Ohio.

* Syria, where Hafez al-Assad handed off power to his son Bashar.

* ''{{Shadowrun}}'' supplement ''Tir na Nog''. The government of the title country (which used to be called Ireland) appears to be democratic, but is actually under the control of the Danann Families.

** Then subverted when she wasn't nominated. Though she was later appointed Secretary of State.

* In {{Foundation}}, The Republic of Korell

* Averted by Egypt, where Hosni Mubarak might well have left the presidency to his son had it not been for the Arab Spring. Indeed, ''trying'' to avert this was the very reason a fair number of Egyptians revolted in the first place--for whatever reason, they came to think of family rule as the worst thing ever.

* Averted by Egypt, where Hosni Mubarak might well have left the presidency to his son had it not been for the Arab Spring.

* Syria, where Hafez al-Assad handed off power to his son Bashir, and Egypt, where Hosni Mubarak might well have left the presidency to his son had it not been for the Arab Spring.

* When the Democrats were choosing a candidate for the 2008 election, it was noted that if HillaryClinton became president, and served two terms, the USA would have been ruled for 28 years by members of two families.

* England (and Wales), Scotland and Ireland were a republic under OliverCromwell, who was succeeded by his son Richard, though this was mainly because Cromwell most emphatically refused the crown that Parliament was fully prepared to offer him. Over that that he was the King in everything but name.

* The United States has had several political dynasty families (generally at state or local levels of government) with associated political machines (and sometimes with high levels of corruption and patronage). These include the Daleys of Chicago, the Byrds of Virginia, the Kennedys of Massachusetts, or the Tafts of Ohio.

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* England (and Wales), Scotland and Ireland were a republic under OliverCromwell, who was succeeded by his son Richard.

* England was a republic under OliverCromwell, who was succeeded by his son Richard.

Not ''quite'' the same as the PeoplesRepublicOfTyranny; that's when the country doesn't seem to fit the "democratic" or "people's" descriptor. HereditaryRepublic is when it's the "Republic" part that's in doubt.

* Cuban president FidelCastro considered making the presidency hereditary. Currently, his brother Raul is in charge.

* NorthKorea. The first General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea (which made him the leader) was Kim Il-sung. The next was Kim Jong-il, his son. The heir apparent is Kim Jong-un, Kim Jong-il's son. Oh, and Kim Il-sung is still president, years after his death.

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* Azerbaijan. The previous president, Heydar Aliyev, made his son Ilkham the next president.

* Cuban president FidelCastro considered making the presidency hereditary. Currently, his brother Raul is in charge.